The stockings were hung by the what?? no chimney?

Here are a few of the things we used to decorate around this house this holiday season.

adoreable sign Candace made for me.

Pottery barn stockings i found at the outlet for 1.99 a piece. 

Doorbusters are amazing after thanksgiving.

These are the treats we left for santa, however little elf Luke (our beagle) decided to taste the morsels to make sure they were fit to eat. 

Then there was nothing left for santa!!

Sorry, we will make it up next year.

Our christmas china that my uncle got for us. These are the salad plates and my parents got us the dinner plates. LOVE them.... also here is our key for santa to get in that a friend found for us!

And our tree very early christmas morning. 

I also must share as casey and i awoke to get ready with the video camera to go find AC in her bed we let Luke out as usual, however the crazy winds blew our gate open so we spent christmas morning chasing our beagle around the neighborhood.

Such nostalgia watching people around their christmas trees as I chase my crazy pup through their yards. 

Kids Bathroom Deconstruction

Remember this post where we picked out our accessories? 

Time to demo so we can decorate!!

snake showerhead???

There is a special place in this world for these things....

There are no words for this light fixture. 

I know the pics are up in reverse order but i am using my sisters laptop and she has some funky settings for the mouse on and it wont allow me to load the pics in order.

 old flooring on the left, view of aweful tiles, new flooring on the right.

okay when we moved in, the walls were tan, underneath reveals a much worse color.... deep deep rust. if it were fire brick i could see making it work but such a dark color for such a small space screams troubles.... so we thought again.. GREEN. 

I know my whole dang house is green but again its the color of growth and prosperity..... here is the whole patched from the aweful tiles.

This is the hole where we removed the 9 tile backsplash behind the sink. Such an unusual addition to a home.

Stay tuned for more!!

How I love fine china.

May I first mention as i sit here and blog that I am doing so with a baby in my lap. In my daughters first whole year of life i never held her while i played on the computer. This is the best feeling having a bundle of joy lay in your arms, sleep peacefully, and keep you warm as you open your heart to blogland. 

Okay so back to the reason for the post.When i was registering for things one of my favorite stores i went to was Jude Gifts. The sweet ladies there helped me pick out this place setting. They even reaffirmed me in mixing and matching companies and pieces, Thus Lenox and Pickard fell in love.

Found this excerpt from Pickard's website.

{Experts and connoisseurs of fine porcelains agree that Pickard is America's finest china - some will add that Pickard makes the finest china available anywhere in the world. At the heart of this proud tradition of excellence are stringent quality standards that have been passed down through four generations of the Pickard family.

All Pickard china is made in the U.S.A. by the same skilled craftsmen that produce the china that serves the President aboard Air Force One. When our ambassadors entertain queens, sultans and heads of state in U.S. embassies around the globe, their tables are set with Pickard.}

What an incredible feeling knowing that i am eating off the same fine china that dignitaries around the world are eating off of. Oh china, crystal, and silver.... how i love you so.

Kids Bathroom Accessories

This is the rug and the basis for the bathroom design. Super shabby chic. (before and afters coming) all we really have left to do is paint the beadboard, attach the trim, and resecure the pedestal sink to the wall....

here is our cherry blossom shower curtain.... this is our precious chandelier in the new bathroom....

Ready for Santa Claus

Our Tree is adorned with ornaments galore and Our tinsel is hung around the door for sure. Enjoy the pics

More from the bday party.

Today is my birthday... and its cold and rainy. I am going to spend the day with grammy.

i think i will chase my puppy around while i wait on mommy and daddy to get ready for work.

my aunt stephanie and uncle jake came to visit for my birthday.. i sure do love them.chocolate cupcakes with thin mint icing... my favorite.

my cake is all ready!! now just waiting on the visitors.

and who can live without strawberry cupcakes and flowers?? not me....

Dreaming

Casey and i have been doing alot of dreaming lately... we talk about building our dream home and what it will have and what memories we want to make there... yata yata yata... sooo here are pics of plans of houses we enjoy. the one we really love is a southern living mag plan... straight dream house. enjoy...

love the curb appeal this one possesses. and the quaintness...

or maybe this one... i want a screened in porch for sure... i love screened in porches.... need somewhere to put my rocking chair.

hopefully i will a built in so i can display plates that i am going to beginning to collect.

then i will have cute little spaces to decorate as i see fit. found this adoreable pic on imperfectly beautifuls blog. she does such neat stuff.

and a chic guest bedroom like this.

we are planners for sure, we plan to build this house or buy something with some of these architectural details in the next 5 years or so .... stay tuned for the changes we are making on our current house...

Bridal Portraits

Josh Malahy was the photographer for mine and casey's wedding. We had a limited amount of time to move, find new jobs, plan a wedding, and graduate so somewhere in the shuffle my want for bridal portraits fell to the wayside. After discussing with josh he graciously agreed to do a bridal session with me. Here is a sneak peek at his work. He is awesome!Some of his work has even been featured over at Style me Pretty!! Go Here to see what else he has done. And here is his official site.

Its my party and i'll cry if i want to.

my first birthday. i was a little fussy due to not taking my full afternoon nap so mom and dad had to assist in opening presents. Enjoy the pics. with my mimi and uncle jackson after my first ride in my new car.

since my nanie is gone we took a picture with my great aunt chris (nanie's sister) for 4 generations of pennington/mcbryde/turner/rodden.

Much overdue

AC celebrated her first birthday this past week. We had a party on saturday and lots of mommy and daddys friends came to celebrate. Also, here are some pics of this fall, halloween, and general mischeviousness.